Talk About Tennis 2.0

Andy Murray lost in the Final of a Challenger in Italy yesterday. 2-6, 4-6.

Props to him for trying.

The mind is willing...

I hope he is able to come to terms with his situation soon.

ponchi101 wrote: ↑Sun Feb 14, 2021 4:47 pm We all agree about Sinner, that he is for real. But we also agree that it will be a long time before we see a NEW 5 slam winner. Talent wise we also agree that Kyrgios seemed to be the guy that could do it, but we know that story too.
FAA may win a slam or two. He may not. The field is going to be very open and, after all, somebody has to win any slam that is played. But we have to stop comparing all these guys to the current big three or even the previous crop. Those days are gone.
I put FAA down for one slam sometime in the next ten years. Notice this: Zverev is already 23, with one Slam final appearance. And everybody was equally sold on him as we are on Sinner.

I think Thiem has 4 more slams in him.

I read an article today about Jessica Pegula, and in it, David Witt mentioned that Jessica, Shelby Rogers, and Jen Brady are besties off court, and have really been pushing each other.

Every now and then something in ELLE (February 2021) makes me wonder what the writers/editors have been smoking . . .

elle tennis wtf by Peg Duthie, on Flickr

Smoking? That stuff has to be injected at a minimum.
Three tennis balls for $105? WTF?

ponchi101 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 15, 2021 10:16 pm Smoking? That stuff has to be injected at a minimum.
Three tennis balls for $105? WTF?

It's a Birkin bag equivalent for tennis balls. Equally pointless...

And... should I know what a Birkin bag is? Should I worry?

ponchi101 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 15, 2021 10:20 pm And... should I know what a Birkin bag is? Should I worry?

Ask your girlfriend

ponchi101 wrote:And... should I know what a Birkin bag is? Should I worry?

I only know because Gilmore Girls.

Tony Nadal, MD:
In this regard, Toni Nadal gave his opinion and the number one in the world was not pictured in the best way. "It is surprising that Djokovic is injured, to the point of having doubts whether to continue in the tournament and then (the injuries) disappear overnight," said Rafa's former coach in a column published in the newspaper El País .


Djokovic stated that he did not know if he would play his match against Raonic, which did not go down well in the tennis world. "I will not be the one who questions whether his pains are true or not, something common in an athlete, but he probably conceals them less than he should," concluded Toni Nadal.

(Google/my translation)

Nice article about Su-Wei Hsieh, and being freely who you are, rather than trying to fit the mold...

https://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2021/02 ... pen/92938/

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